Norton v. Taylor

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Appellant, C. Mac Norton, is a licensed, practicing attorney. He was found to be in contempt of court for refusing to obey appellee’s, Judge H.A. Taylor’s, order to represent Albert Williams in a probation revocation hearing. The trial court sentenced Norton to twenty-four (24) hours in jail and fined him $600. We reverse.

On May 20, 1988, the State petitioned to revoke Albert Williams’ probation. Williams was not indigent. Appellant had represented Williams on two previous occasions when the State had attempted to revoke his probation. The matter was set for a…